My Demented Mom

More than five million Americans suffer from Dementia. My mom was one of them. A site for young adult caregivers struggling and coping with "the long goodbye." Created in 2007. Ended in 2014. Stay tuned for my new project about life after dementia, called "The Recovering Caregiver."

About Me
FAQs & FTD
Caregiver Tips
Survival Check List
Get Help
Long Term Care
Coping
Family & Friends
Death
Costs
Tips
Quotes
Holidays
Depression
Assisted Living
Behaviors
My Mom
News & Politics
Studies & Research
Dating
Frontotemporal Degeneration (Pick’s)

December 2, 2012 Kathy Ritchie

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Published by Kathy Ritchie

I write about aging issues. Please check out my podcast "The Recovering Caregiver" at https://kjzz.org/recoveringcaregiver View all posts by Kathy Ritchie

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December 3, 2012 at 9:17 AM

Posting that stat to my wall. Scary fact, indeed.

Pages

About Me
Behaviors
Caregiver Tips
Facts & Figures
FAQs & FTD
Frontotemporal Dementia
Get Help
Incontinence
Latinos & Alzheimer’s Disease
Long Term Care
Psychotropic Drugs
Survival Check List

Documentaries + Movies

Away From Her
My Name is Lisa
The Alzheimer's Project
The Forgetting
The Notebook
The Savages
The Suicide Plan
You're Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don't

Guest Bloggers

Her Neighbor's Daughter
The Boyfriend
The Daughter's Friend
The Expectant Mom
The First Date
The Only Child
The Single Gal
The Sister-in-Law
The Wife

Interviews + Q&As

Interview: Charles J. Dyer, Esq., Elder Care Lawyer
Interview: Max Wallack, Co-Author of "Why Did Grandma Put Her Underwear in the Refrigerator?"
Interview: Sandra Gonzales, Latino Outreach Specialist
Interview: Scott Kirschenbaum, Filmmaker, Director – You're Looking At Me Like I Live Here And I Don't
Interview: Suzette Armijo, The Advocate
Interview: Tena Alonzo, Director of Dementia Research at the Beatitudes Campus in PHX
Interview: Wendy Panken, The Alzheimer’s Association, NYC Chapter

Media + Me

Alzheimer's Association
Alzheimer's Speaks Radio Show
Arizona Republic
Caring Magazine
Huffington Post
Sacramento Bee
Salon
SMITH Magazine/The Moment

Resources

AARP
AARP-Caregiving
AD Clinical Studies
Alternative Treatments: False Hope or Real Possibilities?
Alz.org/Clinical Trials
Alzheimer's Reading Room
Alzheimer's Speaks
Alzheimer's Speaks
Alzheimer’s Association
Aricept
Association for Frontotemporal Dementia
Banner Alzheimer's Institute
BBC Health
Boston University | AD Center
Buck & Buck (adaptive clothing)
Caregiving.com
CNN/Health
Comfort Zone: GPS & ALZ
Dementia Today
Dr. Richard Taylor
Events
Fading Away: A blog by Barry Petersen
Fight the Good Fight: Donate Now
Fisher Center for Alz Research
Frontotemporal Dementia | Mayo Clinic
FTD/Dementia Support Group
Mayo Clinic
MDM’s Facebook Page
Medicare and Medicaid
Mind Start
Namenda
National Institute on Againg
Sally Abrahms
The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration
The New York Times
The Shriver Report
UCSF Medical Center (FTD)
US Against Alzheimer's
Volunteer Opps
WebMD
Wikipedia & AD

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